One day is three years

  That's why she made a move with the stealth symbol. Mo Tian Ge had her own considerations. Firstly, she was no longer the poor and pitiful Qi-refining cultivator from back then, having both a sect and a master, so she didn't feel heartache over just one stealth symbol. Secondly, although pretending to be weak to lure in the enemy was an extremely effective tactic, if one had enough real power, they wouldn't need to use this move anymore.

  There are five groups of people in total. The three female disciples from Bi Xuan Ge, if they don't drag their feet, would be just fine. As for combat strength, Mo Tian Ge doesn't think much of them. Lu Wang's two male cultivators have relatively high cultivation levels and aren't weak. If they were to join forces, she thinks it would be a bit tricky, but the two of them aren't in sync with each other. The husband-and-wife team from Yao Shi are well-coordinated, but their cultivation level is slightly lower. Fang Zheng Dao Ren has a relatively high cultivation level and strong combat skills, but he doesn't have many treasures. Mo Tian Ge thinks that if she goes all out, it won't be difficult to take care of him.

  Well then, it's better to show off one's abilities. That Fang Zhengdao is a clever person after all; not only will he have some respect for her, but he'll also genuinely regard her as a companion.

  In this illusion array, if no one reminds you, it's easy to fall into the trap. Having an ally is better than being alone.

  After giving Fang Zhengdao a hidden token, he chatted casually for a few words, and Mo Tiange found another corner to sit cross-legged.

  Because of the illusion just now, the two monks of Lu Wang also couldn't care about flattering Yun Huan Yan, but instead hid to one side and whispered to each other, seemingly discussing Mo Tian Ge's true identity.

  Mò Tiān Gē also didn't care about them, no matter what these people thought of her. After leaving the valley, they went their separate ways. Who knows who is who?

  That night passed uneventfully with several hallucinations appearing in between, fortunately a few people reminded each other and nothing major happened.

  The sky brightened, the birds chirped, and the first ray of morning sunlight finally shone into the valley. The valley was surrounded by steep cliffs, and it wasn't until late morning that the sun's rays could penetrate.

  The six people present were all foundation-building monks and didn't need to rest intentionally. However, Yun Liu's two people had a frightful night and their spirits weren't good.

  Mo Tian Ge and Fang Zheng Dao Ren exchanged a glance, both seeing the helplessness in each other's eyes. These few female cultivators were truly incapable of accomplishing anything but fully capable of causing trouble! They wanted to abandon them, yet feared it would affect themselves.

  After the sky brightened, there was still no movement, and Lu Wang couldn't sit still. They whispered to each other for a while, then walked towards Mo Tian Ge and Fang Zheng Dao together - being trapped in the array for less than a day, they had already formed a small group. Yun Liu and Lu Wang were fellow disciples, even if there were any conflicts, they would be together; Mo Tian Ge and Fang Zheng Dao were both alone, their practices were relatively similar, so naturally they drew closer to each other.

  "Two fellow Taoists." The speaker was that Lu surname cultivator.

  Mo Tian Ge and Fang Zheng Dao Ren opened their eyes and looked at them.

  The two of them also sat down cross-legged in front of them and continued, "Two Taoist friends, this won't do. A clever illusion array will generally consume the energy of those inside the array. The longer we stay here, the more unfavorable it is for us. It's possible that one day our vital energy will be completely consumed."

  Hearing this, Fang Zhengdao was shocked: "Consuming vital energy?"

  Wang surname Shushi took over the conversation: "That's right, my fellow disciples and I are disciples of the Guigu Men. Our Guigu Men is indeed inherited from the Tianliang Men. Today, the Tianliang Men has already been destroyed. If we talk about the way of formation, our Guigu Men is absolutely the strongest."

  These two masters have only now revealed the legacy of their sect. The Ghost Valley Sect's "Heavenly Extremes Song" is indeed something I've heard before, and although Master Wang's words are somewhat exaggerated, they're not far off either. The Tianji doesn't have any large, well-known sects that specialize in array techniques, only a few mid-tier sects that excel in this path, with the Ghost Valley Sect being one of the best among them. However——

  Mo Tian's mouth curved slightly, as if smiling but not quite. Lu Wang and the others found this conversation to be somewhat startling. To say nothing of others, Huan Zhen herself had studied it, and indeed there were theories about consuming one's vital energy. However, that only happened when one was enchanted by the illusion. In an illusion array, if one was entranced by the illusions, their own vital energy would be absorbed by the array. But if they could maintain their mental clarity, there wouldn't be too much of an impact.

  Seeing her expression, Lu Wang and others were somewhat unsettled, couldn't guess what she meant, exchanged a glance, then the Lu surname cultivator continued to smile: "I'm Lu Xiangxin. This is my junior brother Wang Xiangzhi, I wonder how you two should be addressed?"

  It is unknown whether Fang Zhengdao had greeted them, but as soon as Mo Tian Ge entered the grand hall of Wuse Wu Xing Tai, the mechanism was triggered. All that could be heard was Shang Ruyan mentioning the surnames of these two people.

  "In the next alleyway, straight ahead." Fang Zheng nodded at the two men.

  "Ye Xiao Tian."

  The two Lu Wang were just surprised for a moment and didn't think much about why her name sounded different from last night.

  The four of them exchanged greetings again, and then Lu Xiangxin continued to say: "Two fellow Taoists, in short, the more we stay in this illusion array, the more harm we will suffer. It's better to leave early."

  Moy Tian Ge laughed: "We've always wanted to leave, we just couldn't find the direction. You two Daoist friends say this, do you have a way now?"

  "This..." Lu Xiangxin hesitated for a moment.

  Wang Zhi took over the conversation: "Miss Ye, to be honest, this formation is indeed brilliant. My fellow disciple and I can't figure it out either, but we can't just do nothing, right?"

  Fang Zhengdao glanced at Mo Tian Ge's face and asked: "So what do you two think we should do?"

  Fang Zhengdao let out a breath of relief, and Lu Xiangxin's spirits lifted: "According to our research on formation-breaking methods, no matter how ingenious the formation is, it can't be completely flawless. This mountain valley may not be large, but it's very complex - if we search carefully, we'll definitely find a way in."

  "That's what I'm saying..." Mo Tian Ge glanced at Yun Liu and the others, "The six of us, should we split up to search?"

  The two kings noticed her expression and were both intelligent people who understood the meaning behind her words, so they hesitated for a moment: "This..."

  "Two Taoist friends, eating without working won't do, will it?"

  Lu Xiangxin was fine, but when Wang Xiangzhi heard her words, his face suddenly turned red. Mo Tiange looked at Yunliu and the others with a glance, implying that these two were responsible for them. Lu and Wang hesitated, after all, flattering is just flattering, their own lives are more important. Mo Tiange then spoke sarcastically to them, wanting to take advantage but not willing to take responsibility. Wang Xiangzhi had thin skin, seeing Mo Tiange was also a beautiful woman, publicly mocking him, couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

  The scene was momentarily awkward, with only Yun Liu and Er being far away, completely unaware.

  "Cough, cough!" Fang Zhengdao cleared his throat and said, "Two fellow Taoists, I'll tell you the truth. Not taking their lives is already being polite. I don't want to bother myself for others!"

  Fang Zhengdao was a loose cultivator, and the world of loose cultivators was much more cruel than that of sect disciples. Generally speaking, if one didn't show enough strength while adventuring together, they wouldn't be accepted. The fact that he hadn't made things difficult for these two female cultivators from Bi Xuan Pavilion could already be considered polite, after all, this matter was different from making an appointment to adventure together - the nine of them had been tied together unintentionally.

  Fang Zhengdao has already said so much, and Lu Wang has nothing to say. They looked at each other, and Lu Xiangxin expressed his attitude: "Alright, the four of us will continue searching, as for the others... we can't control them anyway. Of course, we'll occupy the Five Elements Platform separately, it's best to take care of our own lives."

  This statement was endorsed by three others.

  The three of them roughly discussed it and then Lu Xiangxin said a word to Yun Liu.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't care what they said, only seeing from afar. Yun Hanyan heard Lu Xiangxin's words and lowered her head to wipe away tears. Lu Xiangxin comforted her for a while before walking back with a bitter smile.

  Other people's affairs, Mo Tian Ge also didn't bother to care about, Fang Zheng Dao Ren naturally wouldn't pay attention to this kind of youth entanglement, the four people walked silently, from the altar came down, slowly searching for the past.

  Not far from the altar, Wang Xiangzhi suddenly shouted.

  Although four people were together, they were searching separately, and at this time, the other three all looked up and looked at him.

  Wang Xiangzhi's face was heavy, and he beckoned to them with his hand.

  The three of them flew closer to him.

  As soon as he flew to where Wang Xiangzhi was, Mocheng Ge's face sank.

  It was Yan Ruo's book, and at this time, Yan Ruo was lying on a five-line platform, his face pale, and his voice weak.

  Moy Tian Ge crouched down, trying to probe, and infused spiritual energy into Yan Ruo Shu's body, but it was all in vain. She stood up, shook her head: "Can't be saved."

  They were trapped in this illusion array, although they couldn't get out, but there was no danger all along. This time someone died, and the faces of the four people turned serious.

  Although this formation is an illusion, it can still kill people.

  Among the four people, only Mo Tian Ge was a woman, so naturally she was assigned to examine the corpse.

  Yan Ruoshu's body had no external injuries, his clothes were intact, and there was no sign of a struggle. It was as if he had suddenly died on the spot. Mo Tian Ge carefully examined him again, and finally discovered that Yan Ruoshu's posture was somewhat strange, with one hand stretched out to the side, as if trying to grab something.

  "How?" Wang Xiangzhi asked hastily.

  Mo Tian Ge didn't answer, and once again mobilized his spiritual energy, but this time it was directed at Yan Ruo Shu's heavenly spirit cover.

  After a person dies, the meridians become rigid and spiritual energy cannot be transported in. However, the heavenly gate is a shortcut to the elixir field and can still input spiritual energy.

  After counting his breaths, Mo Tian Ge let go of his hands, stood up, and his face turned solemn.

  "Yao's friend, what's going on?" Fang Zhengdao also asked anxiously.

  Mo Tian sighed and said, "She's completely exhausted her vital energy. It seems she was blinded by an illusion and couldn't break free in the end." Yan Ruoshu's posture seemed to be grasping for something, but there was nothing in front of her. This thing should have been her illusion, and when she died, the illusion naturally disappeared.

  The other three fell silent again.

  Lu Xiangxin and Wang Xiangzhi exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of horror in each other's eyes. They had previously said they would die from exhaustion, but it was actually to scare these two people. Who would have thought that such a thing would really happen now? Isn't it frightening?

  Mo Tian Ge sank into thought for a moment before saying, "Three fellow Daoists, it seems that Yan's passing was last night's affair, yet we didn't sense anything at all..."

  The Taoist priest was taken aback for a moment before responding: "Are you saying that it seems our fate won't be affected by others?"

  "It's not necessarily so." Mo Tian Ge took an empty Qian Kun bag and with a wave of his hand, collected Yan Ruo Shu's corpse. "After all, there were three people on one stone platform, perhaps as long as one of them is alive, it would be enough."

  As they watched her take away Yan Ruo Shu's body, the other three people felt a pang of envy. Of course, they didn't have any strange hobbies, but rather were envious of the things on Yan Ruo Shu's body. However, they also didn't dare to offend Mo Tian Ge for this reason, as she hadn't directly taken the Qian Kun bag, but had instead collected the body, likely intending to hand it over to the other two female cultivators, which was somewhat acceptable.

  "However, this has already proven that if we are possessed by an illusion, it is indeed possible to exhaust our spirit and die..."

  The three people fell silent again.

  "Alright, let's not waste any more time here, let's keep searching."

  Fang Zheng nodded: "We... should be more careful, let's go together."

  Although they didn't separate, they were searching separately before. Now they don't dare to search separately anymore. Two people formed a group and slowly searched along the way, the atmosphere was oppressive.

  It was unclear whether it was good luck or bad luck that they had just searched up to that intersection when they suddenly heard a cry of surprise.

  The four of them looked at each other, confirming it wasn't an illusion, before flying towards where the sound came from.

  Not flying far, Mo Tian Ge's eyes were sharp and saw a figure of Shang Ru Wan on the Five Elements Platform.

  She was delighted at heart, and immediately shocked again.

  That's indeed Shang Ruyuan, but there is another person nearby!

  "Ah!" Wang Xiangzhi exclaimed in surprise, "That is... that is Yao Daoyou, but why, why would..."

  Mo Tian Ge's brow was also deeply furrowed. Looking at his physique, it was indeed Yao Zi Xiu, but what was strange was that his cultivation had reached the Congealing Dan stage! How could this be?!

  She doesn't rule out that there might be some kind of opportunity in this illusion, but it's definitely not possible for a cultivator to directly jump from the foundation-building stage to the core-formation stage! You should know that the dantian meridians during the foundation-building stage can only hold so much spiritual energy, while the spiritual energy in the core-formation stage suddenly increases by thousands or even tens of thousands of times, and the dantian meridians need to be remade. Even if one has enough spiritual energy to let a cultivator directly jump from the initial foundation-building stage to the core-formation stage, it would still take one to three years to transform the body!

  Isn't it an illusion? But looking at Shang Ruyun's expression, it doesn't seem like...

  The other three hesitated, unsure whether to approach or not. After all, the pressure of a Dan-formation cultivator was real, and they didn't dare to conflict with one. At this time, Mo Tian Ge had already flown towards Shang Ru Wan.

  "Yao, old friend!" Fang Zhengdao called out, but didn't manage to stop him. He could only continue to hesitate on the spot. Turning his head, he saw that Lu Xiangxin and Wang Xiangzhi were exchanging furtive glances with each other.

  Fang Zheng knew in his heart that something was amiss, and hastily said: "You two Daoist friends, do you really believe there's a way to let someone directly jump from the initial stage of foundation building to the stage of forming elixir?"

  Lu Xiangxin and Wang Xiangzhi exchanged a glance, but smiled perfunctorily: "Where, we're just... curious! Don't you feel curious?"

  "This... " Fang Zhengdao's eyes were uncertain, how could he not be curious? As a loose cultivator, how much effort did it take to cultivate to the middle of the foundation stage? At present, his lifespan is not long, but he is eager to find an opportunity to advance to the later stage and move towards the completion of the elixir, but...

  "Two fellow Taoists, please calm down! I'm curious, but is there really a shortcut like this in the world? Yesterday we almost got cheated by that White Yuling Snow Lotus, do you two still remember?"

  He said this, and the two of them were stunned for a moment, slightly calming down.

  "We might as well watch for a while; if anything goes wrong, we can still leave."

  At this time, Mo Tian Ge flew to Shang Ru's side and called out softly: "Sister Shang, are you okay?"

  Shang Ruo Wan Zheng was so focused on the six spirits and five elements that he didn't notice anyone approaching, until he saw Mo Tian Ge, at which point he quickly grabbed her hand, his face pale with shock: "Ye family's younger sister, I..."

  "Sister, don't be alarmed." Seeing Shang Ruyun's words were also not coming out smoothly, Mo Tian Ge hastily comforted her, "You first tell me what's going on? That is... your husband?"

  Shang Ruo Wan nodded, took a deep breath, and then spoke smoothly: "That's right, it's Xiu Ge."

  "What exactly did you encounter? We looked for you all day yesterday and couldn't find you, why would Yao Daoyou suddenly advance to the Golden Elixir stage?"

  Shang Ruo Wan sat on the stone pedestal, her forehead and cheeks covered in sweat. Upon hearing these words, she was taken aback: "Yesterday? Ye family's sister, when did we arrive here?"

  Mo Tian Ge slightly furrowed his brow: "It was just yesterday."

  "Yesterday..." Shang Ruyun muttered to herself, a look of terror gradually rising on her face. "No, I and Xiu Ge... we've lived here for three years!"

  Upon hearing this, Mo Tian Ge was also shocked. Three years! The six of them had indeed only spent one night together, so why did Shang Ru Wan feel like three years had passed?

  "Sister Shang, calm down and speak slowly, what's going on with you guys?"

  Under her comfort, Shang Ruyan finally calmed down a bit and said slowly: "After the Five Elements Platform was activated, I and Xiu Ge came here. We found that this place is full of spiritual energy, very suitable for cultivation, and it's as beautiful as a fairyland, with no one disturbing us. Although we can't leave, it's no different from being in a paradise on earth, so I suggested staying here..."

  "At first, I thought it was great, no one to disturb me, didn't have to wander around, didn't have to hide from others... But Shu Ge became more and more irritable, he said his cultivation had reached a bottleneck, although the spiritual energy here is abundant, it doesn't help him at all. He said he wants to go into seclusion, he wants to become stronger... We had a fight, I stormed out in anger, and when I came back, I saw..." Xiang Ruowen grabbed her sleeve, tears streaming down her face, "Ye Jia's sister, Shu Ge must have gone mad, no, it can't be right... look at his expression..."

  Mó Tiān Gē raised his head and looked at Yáo Zǐ Xiū, who was not far away. Yáo Zǐ Xiū seemed to be cultivating some secret technique, floating in mid-air with his entire body wrapped in a black aura, from which the sounds of wind and thunder could be faintly heard...

  One day, three years. Mo Tian Ge roughly guessed what had happened. The meaning of the five words "Jin Sheng Wan Gu Tian", she finally understood a bit. This life is equal to eternity, eternity is only one day. This is the most terrifying aspect of this illusion!

  Shang Ruoyan had always fantasized about a peaceful life, and this place was like a paradise, which triggered this idea. So at first, they were in Shang Ruoyan's fantasy. Two people living together, without anyone disturbing them, but they couldn't find it anywhere. However, although it has been three years, the actual time is not so long, so he can't make progress in his cultivation. Shang Ruoyan didn't care, but Yao Zixiu was not reconciled, which led to a change of events.

  But what about Yao Zixiu? This was something that Mochen Song couldn't understand. She herself had obtained great opportunities, whether it was the Xianyuan High Ancestor or the Void Sky Realm. But she didn't believe that there could be any opportunity in this world that would allow someone to go from the early stages of foundation building to the completion of the elixir overnight!

  "Business sister." After a long time, Mo Tian Ge slowly said, "I think, your husband is not possessed by a demon."

  Thanks to Yīn Wù Zhě and eianmeng for the pink tickets, and hxz001, Fú Mǎn Zhī Tóu, Zuǒ Píng Huì for the rewards. Today's title is so cool... can't help but crawl away...